Scene4 Magazine | Qué Pasa

For the 2009 Amsterdam Fringe Festival this September, festival organizers have announced that the festival -- reaching across the globe -- will present Los Angeles' surrealist theatre and creator John Sinner's Theatre Revelation in the world premiere of Sinner's theatrical extravaganza The Devil Has A Sister at the Melkweg in Amsterdam for 4 performances on the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th of September 2009. Sinner's production will bring will be a "hallucinatory" mix of gothic drama, screwball comedy, horror, violence and music hall singing and dancing to the Melkweg stage. About John Sinner's productions, critics have written: "Tightly executed surrealism with a savage enthusiasm and great skill" (nytheatre.com). "John Sinner has been one of the prominent exponents of surrealistic theatre in Los Angeles . . . Sinner is the kind of playwright that goes for the throat. A compelling style that goes beyond theatre . . . ." (Review Plays.com) "GO! Recommended! Writer/Director John Sinner's stylish, darkly funny play is a flat-out kick! . . . Savage, strikingly ambitious and creative!" (LA WEEKLY) "Theatre Revelation has come up with a new type of stage offering that defies description, but reinforces the producer's name and intentions. . . . John Sinner breaks new theatrical ground!" (4Front Magazine).